STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Secure Token Service (STS) Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

The vCenter STS service "ErrorReportValve showServerInfo" must be set to "false".

DISA Rule

SV-258982r961167_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-258982

Group Title

SRG-APP-000266-AS-000169

Rule Version

VCST-80-000067

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

CCI-001312 - Generates error messages that provide information necessary for corrective actions without revealing information that could be exploited.

Weight

Fix Recommendation

Navigate to and open:

/usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/conf/server.xml

Locate the following Host block:

<Host ...>
...
</Host>

Inside this block, add or update the following on a new line:

<Valve className="org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve" showServerInfo="false" showReport="false"/>

Restart the service with the following command:

# vmon-cli --restart sts

Check Contents

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# xmllint --xpath '/Server/Service/Engine/Host/Valve[@className="org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve"]' /usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/conf/server.xml

Example result:

<Valve className="org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve" showServerInfo="false" showReport="false"/>

If the "ErrorReportValve" element is not defined or "showServerInfo" is not set to "false", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-258982

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VCST-80-000067

Severity Override Guidance

Check Content Reference

Target Key

5567